As the Enron trial of Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling continues in Houston, we're dusting off our January 2001 interview from The Motley Fool Radio Show. Skilling, who was Enron's president and chief operating officer at the time, talked to David Gardner about the company's presence on the Internet, as well as his views of the California power shortage. Today, Skilling faces 31 counts of conspiracy, fraud, insider trading, and lying to the company's auditors.

This is part 1 of 2. Come back tomorrow for the conclusion. And while you're at it, check out the Ken Lay interview we published on Monday.....

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